Telegraph View: City’s past captured forever

Letters: Fracking epidemic to last for 100 years?

You printed views of two pro-frackers last week. Neither live anywhere near Sheffield, and they said little new. Their mindset rubbishes opposition views as ‘contemptible’ – so said Lorraine Allanson, Friend of Ryedale Gas Exploration at Kirby Misperton.

Letters: Driving the country headlong into gridlock

I’d been wondering how long it would be once the cold weather kicked in for people to start complaining about the resurfaced pedestrian footpaths becoming dangerously slippery surfaces due to the smoothness of the seemingly non-porous finish; thereby making ideal conditions for pavements to be turned into ice rinks. (Telegraph, February 8).

Telegraph View: Rolling on back to a ‘new old’

Letters: Yet another round of ‘minor changes”’to buses and trams has been put into effect by SYPTE.

Certain phrases keep coming up in the description ofroute changes: Some, they say, are to “improve punctuality”, but what they mean is journeys will take longer, there will be less frequent bus services and this will lead to even more people using cars. They say other changes are to “improve sustainability” or are “due to a reduction of patronage” but in effect, there will be service cuts to maintain profits for bus companies, leading to even less usage and more service cuts. We are heading towards an ever-worsening crisis but in South Yorkshire, nobody seems to even show awareness that poor bus service is a serious problem. Sadly, SYPTE, First and Stagecoach aren’t providing a service, they are just managing and organizing service decline.

Letters: Process is flawed and needs ripping up

The deadline for the NHS Sheffield consultation on ‘Making urgent care work better in Sheffield’ was extended from 18 December to 31 January, but how many people knew how to find out about it ? I only found out a few days ago because of being a member of the Patient Participation Group for Ecclesall and Netherthorpe Medical Centres. The consultation document can be found online at www.sheffieldccg.nhs.uk.

Smoother roads causing major slip hazards rather than minor trip ones

Letters: Integration between cycling and transport

Regarding the council’s Clean Air Strategy, I have read and re-read the document and cannot find one example of an actual action the council is committed to making. One of the biggest causes of air pollution in Sheffield is fumes from cars.

Letters: Buried away in papers

The council will spend about £79 million next year on the Streets Ahead contract, about double the £39 million spent on highway maintenance in 2011-12, the year before the highways PFI contract was signed. This puts extra pressure on the council budget.

Letters: Fresh approach really needed on parking woes

With the recent call by MPs and others for free parking at NHS Hospitals, a fresh approach is needed. This is because many drivers use the car parks whilst they are at work, so making it free will mean even less spaces for staff and visitors.

Telegraph View: Work with democracy team

Schools are now teaching about healthy teeth and the damage soft drinks cause

More children are having rotten teeth taken out. The number of multiple tooth extractions from children’s mouths has been increasing over the last five years to nearly 43,000 in 2016-17. The cost of tooth extractions for under-18s in hospitals now tops £90 million a year.

Although I’ll be sad to have to call it a day

While it’s good to know that independent bookselling in Britain is undergoing something of a mini revival, the Booksellers Association report referred to in the Telegraph article (Places helping the book trade to turn a new page), tells only part of the story in that, as far as I am aware, it only covers independent bookshops selling new books.